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The case concerns whether a state criminal conviction of a sitting president can stand, with implications for the legal treatment of presidential conduct. No immediate practical effect is described in the reports.
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A New York appeals panel questioned arguments by President Trump’s lawyers that presidential immunity or federal law bars his 2024 conviction on 34 felony counts. The supplied reports describe no ruling.
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The case concerns whether a state criminal conviction of a sitting president can stand, with implications for the legal treatment of presidential conduct. No immediate practical effect is described in the reports.